Consuelo's heart sank as she listened to the painful cries and screams of her friends. The bandit named Jesse, facing her, was clearly targeting her, knowing exactly who she was.
There was no escaping this calamity!
On the other side, three bandits each burst into Sheriff Henry's car at almost the same time from both ends.
As soon as they entered, they discovered that all the partitions in this car had been retracted, and there was no obstruction between them except for a tall figure in the middle, which greatly surprised them.
However, these were their last thoughts. Sheriff Henry, with his Super Reaction Talent activated to 10 times, swung his hands rapidly, shooting out 12 skill Flying Daggers like a repeating crossbow, two by two, lightning-fast into their throats.
A car was about 19 meters long, and Sheriff Henry, standing in the center, could perfectly throw skill Flying Daggers in a straight line. With his agility increased by 40%, he maximized the Super Reaction Talent's effect of slowing down enemy movements by 10 times.
In just half a second, he launched 12 skill Flying Daggers, which were incredibly accurate due to his ease.
With a thought, Sheriff Henry used a gray bead to restore his health to 100%, then said, "Richard and Peter, you two collect the bandits' rifles and pistols from over there."
Then, Sheriff Henry took a few strides and rushed to the car door at the banker's end. After opening the door, he lunged into the Pullman car opposite, holding a dagger in each hand, simultaneously activating his Super Reaction Talent. Before the three bandits could react, he swiftly slashed and stabbed each of them—slashing open their throats and windpipes and piercing their hearts.
"I am Sheriff Henry. Pick up their weapons and protect yourselves." Sheriff Henry threw out this sentence, then quickly turned around and rushed back into his original car, simultaneously using another gray bead to restore his health.
"The three bandits in that car have been killed by me. Pick up their weapons and protect yourselves. I'll deal with the other bandits, quickly!" Sheriff Henry said as he swept through the car like a whirlwind.
Banker George, rancher William, lawyer Carlson, and young husband Henderson exchanged glances, then rushed to the three fallen bandits at the door and took their three rifles and three pistols. Only Tom and Conrad, the two visitors from New York, did not do so.
"All of you, get down low to reduce the chance of being hit. It will be over soon," Sheriff Henry instructed as he passed Peter and the others.
Immediately after, Sheriff Henry rushed into the guard car, simultaneously activating his Super Reaction Talent. Two daggers swiftly slashed the necks of the bandits on his left and right, then he stabbed forward, piercing the heart of the bandit in front through his back. Then, he swung his arms rapidly, throwing 6 skill Flying Daggers at three bandits 17 to 18 meters away—all of this was completed in just 1 second.
Sheriff Henry felt time's favor towards him—in what was 1 second for others, he could perform all the actions a normal person could in 5 or 6 seconds.
This car was an ordinary car, with no obstructions in the middle of the aisle.
All the bandits fell silently to the ground, lifeless.
After again using a gray bead to restore his health, Sheriff Henry picked up a winchester lever-action rifle, slung it behind him, and continued to charge forward. After rushing out of the car, a Winchester Rifle appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he immediately jumped to the ground, leveling the rifle and firing at the machine gunners seventy to eighty meters away.
"Bang bang bang!" Sheriff Henry fired six shots in three seconds, knocking down six bandits on the small hill, leaving only two—making the machine gun no longer effective.
At this point, the other bandits finally reacted and began firing at Sheriff Henry.
Sheriff Henry took a step back into a corner of the car, put away his rifle, and when he flashed out again, he simultaneously activated his Super Reaction Talent—this would give him more ease. The Colt 1878 double-action revolvers in his hands counterattacked according to the firing order of the enemies he sensed.
One second was enough for him to empty one and a half rounds of bullets!
Amidst the rapid, firecracker-like gunshots, the bullets spewing from Sheriff Henry's twin guns connected to their targets like spider silk from an eight-legged spider. Eighteen bandits within fifty meters of Sheriff Henry fell backward!
Sheriff Henry continued to empty the remaining 6 bullets from his twin guns, knocking down another 6 bandits in half a second.
Excluding the four bandits at the front of the train over three hundred and sixty meters away, the 2 bandits on the small hill, and the 15 bandits on the other three Pullman cars, only 4 bandits remained within fifty meters of Sheriff Henry.
Less than a minute had passed since Sheriff Henry launched his attack.
He paid the price of 12 white bead empty shells dissolving, as these were hardened bandits at such close range, and he was effectively subjected to concentrated fire from over twenty bandits for two seconds.
Fortunately, their hit rate was not too high in their haste.
Sheriff Henry instantly swapped to two double-action revolvers and continued firing. In half a second, the four bandits within fifty meters were all eliminated. He put away his pistols and took the Winchester Rifle from his back.
2 white bead empty shells silently dissolved.
"Bang bang." After two shots, the last two bandits on the small hill were knocked down.
"Bang bang bang!" Sheriff Henry continued to fire at the 4 bandits over three hundred and sixty meters away.
The bandits also used Winchester Rifles, which could not be fired from a prone position, so as long as they dared to expose themselves to shoot, they would be hit by Sheriff Henry.
And these hardened bandits were not afraid of death; they were once crack shots in the Southern Army's jungle pioneer guerrillas. In a flash, they simply could not believe that four crack shots could not defeat one opponent.
Six or seven seconds later, Sheriff Henry emptied the remaining 13 bullets from this rifle, and the 4 bandits opposite were all knocked down.
Sheriff Henry again paid the price of 2 white bead empty shells.
Because the distance was too far, Sheriff Henry did not aim for headshots, but these bandits were hit by more than two shots on average, so surviving would not be an easy matter.
Sheriff Henry slung the rifle behind him, and two double-action revolvers appeared in his hands. He fired at the 9 bandits who had noticed something was wrong and jumped down from the other two cars.
"Bang bang bang!" One second later, all 9 bandits fell.
Because they had not yet found their footing, Sheriff Henry only paid the price of one white bead empty shell dissolving.
Sheriff Henry again used a gray bead to restore his health.
At this moment, inside the Vanderbilt Family's special Pullman car, the six tormenting bandits had stopped, filled with doubt and alarm.
They were Jesse, Frank, and a subordinate named Charlie, as well as three of the Younger Brothers: Coleman, Jim, and Bob.
John, the youngest of the Younger Brothers who had remained outside, had already been sent away by Sheriff Henry.
At first, they hadn't paid attention, focusing on robbing valuables, but when the intense, firecracker-like sounds of gunfire erupted, they realized something was wrong and stopped their actions.
Now, another half a minute had passed, and all sounds from outside had ceased, eerily suffocating—there were over forty people outside! And a machine gun!
A dozen or so gentlemen and ladies, who had initially been in despair, were now filled with hope.
They had just heard the bandits' boastful words—the bandits were not only robbing them but also planning kidnappings and extortion.
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